ED2193 - Mathematics Education for Primary School
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | College of Arts, Society & Education |
Limited offering available to only RATEP students [36110 and 109310 Majors BED-RA4, BED-RA3].
The subject has been designed to equip preservice teachers with the necessary knowledge and competencies to effectively and equitably teach mathematics to primary aged children from diverse backgrounds. The subject examines current national and state curriculum frameworks and policies in mathematics education. In this second year subject preservice teachers are expected to develop mathematical and pedagogical content knowledge, and contemporary approaches to teaching primary aged children in 21st century primary classrooms.
Learning Outcomes
- construct, articulate and apply a personal philosophy regarding the teaching and learning of mathematics in new times;
- demonstrate an understanding of the learning processes used by primary children of different sociocultural backgrounds in learning mathematics;
- explore ways of creating a learning environment for effective learning and teaching of mathematics for primary children;
- demonstrate an awareness of the content and characteristics of developmentally appropriate and socially just mathematics curricula for primary children;
- evaluate various teaching methods, materials and media as they relate to primary children's learning as stipulated in relevant state and national frameworks and policies, and demonstrate Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at a developed level.
| Assumed Knowledge: | It is expected that from ED1491 students will be familiar with the mathematical concepts explored each week, and that they have sufficient experience in critical analysis of readings and ideas that they can construct a well-supported argument |
| Prerequisites: | 6 credit points of level 1 ED subjects including ED1491 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | ED2111 and ED2191 and ED2093 and ED5220 and ED5223 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 23-Mar-2017 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Philemon Chigeza |
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| Assessment: | assignment 1: online quizzes (20%); assignment 2: collaborative wiki (20%); assignment 3: e-portfolio (20%); centrally-administered final exam (40%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | You must receive a minimum of a pass grade in each assessment task to pass this subject overall. |
| Townsville, Limited, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 23-Mar-2017 | |
| Face to face teaching (Online collaborate tutorial attendance at RATEP Sites within the Study Period dates as scheduled) | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Philemon Chigeza |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | assignment 1: online quizzes (20%); assignment 2: collaborative wiki (20%); assignment 3: e-portfolio (20%); centrally-administered final exam (40%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | You must receive a minimum of a pass grade in each assessment task to pass this subject overall. |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 23-Mar-2017 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Philemon Chigeza |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | assignment 1: online quizzes (20%); assignment 2: collaborative wiki (20%); assignment 3: e-portfolio (20%); centrally-administered final exam (40%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | a minimum of a pass grade must be achieved in each assessment task to pass this subject overall |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.